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<h1><img src="../../../../boost.png" align="middle" />Matrix Expressions</h1>
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<h2><a name="matrix_expression"></a>Matrix Expression</h2>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated class <code>matrix_expression&lt;E&gt;</code>
is required to be a public base of all classes which model the Matrix Expression concept.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header expression_types.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E</code></td>
<td>The type of the matrix expression.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p>None. <u>Not a Matrix Expression</u>!
</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None.</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p>None.</p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const expression_type &amp;operator () ()
const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const</code> reference of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>expression_type &amp;operator () ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a reference of the expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Notes</h4>
<p>The <code>operator[]</code>, <code>row</code>, <code>column</code>, <code>range</code>, <code>slice</code> and <code>project</code> functions have been removed. Use the free functions defined in <a href="matrix_proxy.html">matrix proxy</a> instead.</p>
<h2><a name="matrix_container"></a>Matrix Container</h2>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated class <code>matrix_container&lt;C&gt;</code>
is required to be a public base of all classes which model the Matrix concept.
This includes the class <code>matrix</code> itself.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header expression_types.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E</code></td>
<td>The type of the matrix expression.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p>None. <u>Not a Matrix Expression OR Matrix</u>!
</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None.</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>matrix_expression&lt;C&gt;</code></p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const container_type &amp;operator () ()
const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const</code> reference of the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>container_type &amp;operator () ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a reference of the container.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><a name="matrix_references"></a>Matrix References</h2>
<h3>Reference</h3>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated class <code>matrix_reference&lt;E&gt;</code>
contains a reference to a matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E</code></td>
<td>The type of the matrix expression.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p><a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None, except for those imposed by the requirements of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_reference&lt;E&gt;
&gt;</code></p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_reference (expression_type &amp;e)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a constant reference of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>void resize (size_type size1, size2)</code></td>
<td>Resizes the expression to hold at most <code>size1</code> rows
of <code>size2</code> elements.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of rows.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of columns.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reference operator () (size_type i, size_type j)
const</code></td>
<td>Returns the value of the <code>j</code>-th element in the
<code>i</code>-th row.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>reference operator () (size_type i, size_type
j)</code></td>
<td>Returns a reference of the <code>j</code>-th element in the
<code>i</code>-th row.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 begin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 end1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>iterator1 begin1 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>iterator1</code> pointing to the beginning of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>iterator1 end1 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>iterator1</code> pointing to the end of the
expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 begin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 end2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>iterator2 begin2 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>iterator2</code> pointing to the beginning of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>iterator2 end2 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>iterator2</code> pointing to the end of the
expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rbegin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rend1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>reverse_iterator1 rbegin1 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>reverse_iterator1 rend1 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the end of
the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rbegin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rend2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>reverse_iterator2 rbegin2 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>reverse_iterator2 rend2 ()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the end of
the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><a name="matrix_operations"></a>Matrix Operations</h2>
<h3>Unary Operation Description</h3>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated classes <code>matrix_unary1&lt;E, F&gt;</code> and
<code>matrix_unary2&lt;E, F&gt;</code> describe unary matrix
operations.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E</code></td>
<td>The type of the matrix expression.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>F</code></td>
<td>The type of the operation.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p><a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None, except for those imposed by the requirements of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_unary1&lt;E, F&gt; &gt;</code>
and <code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_unary2&lt;E, F&gt;
&gt;</code> resp.</p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_unary1 (const expression_type &amp;e)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_unary2 (const expression_type &amp;e)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of rows.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of columns.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reference operator () (size_type i, size_type j)
const</code></td>
<td>Returns the value of the <code>j</code>-th element in the
<code>i</code>-th row.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 begin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 end1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 begin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 end2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rbegin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rend1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rbegin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rend2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Unary Operations</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class E, class F&gt;
    struct matrix_unary1_traits {
        typedef matrix_unary1&lt;typename E::const_closure_type, F&gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    // (- m) [i] [j] = - m [i] [j]
    template&lt;class E&gt;
     typename matrix_unary1_traits&lt;E, scalar_negate&lt;typename E::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    operator - (const matrix_expression&lt;E&gt; &amp;e);

    // (conj m) [i] [j] = conj (m [i] [j])
    template&lt;class E&gt;
     typename matrix_unary1_traits&lt;E, scalar_conj&lt;typename E::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    conj (const matrix_expression&lt;E&gt; &amp;e);

    // (real m) [i] [j] = real (m [i] [j])
    template&lt;class E&gt;
     typename matrix_unary1_traits&lt;E, scalar_real&lt;typename E::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    real (const matrix_expression&lt;E&gt; &amp;e);

    // (imag m) [i] [j] = imag (m [i] [j])
    template&lt;class E&gt;
     typename matrix_unary1_traits&lt;E, scalar_imag&lt;typename E::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    imag (const matrix_expression&lt;E&gt; &amp;e);

    template&lt;class E, class F&gt;
    struct matrix_unary2_traits {
        typedef matrix_unary2&lt;typename E::const_closure_type, F&gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    // (trans m) [i] [j] = m [j] [i]
    template&lt;class E&gt;
     typename matrix_unary2_traits&lt;E, scalar_identity&lt;typename E::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    trans (const matrix_expression&lt;E&gt; &amp;e);

    // (herm m) [i] [j] = conj (m [j] [i])
    template&lt;class E&gt;
     typename matrix_unary2_traits&lt;E, scalar_conj&lt;typename E::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    herm (const matrix_expression&lt;E&gt; &amp;e);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>operator -</code> computes the additive inverse of a
matrix expression. <code>conj</code> computes the complex conjugate
of a matrix expression. <code>real</code> and <code>imag</code>
compute the real and imaginary parts of a matrix expression.
<code>trans</code> computes the transpose of a matrix expression.
<code>herm</code> computes the hermitian, i.e. the complex
conjugate of the transpose of a matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>E</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<p>None.</p>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Quadratic depending from the size of the matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;std::complex&lt;double&gt; &gt; m (3, 3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; m.size1 (); ++ i)
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt; m.size2 (); ++ j)
            m (i, j) = std::complex&lt;double&gt; (3 * i + j, 3 * i + j);

    std::cout &lt;&lt; - m &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; conj (m) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; real (m) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; imag (m) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; trans (m) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; herm (m) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
<h3>Binary Operation Description</h3>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated class <code>matrix_binary&lt;E1, E2, F&gt;</code>
describes a binary matrix operation.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E1</code></td>
<td>The type of the first matrix expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E2</code></td>
<td>The type of the second matrix expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>F</code></td>
<td>The type of the operation.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p><a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None, except for those imposed by the requirements of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_binary&lt;E1, E2, F&gt;
&gt;</code>.</p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_binary (const expression1_type &amp;e1, const
expression2_type &amp;e2)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of rows.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of columns.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reference operator () (size_type i, size_type j)
const</code></td>
<td>Returns the value of the <code>j</code>-th element in the
<code>i</code>-th row.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 begin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 end1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 begin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 end2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rbegin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rend1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rbegin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rend2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Binary Operations</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class E1, class E2, class F&gt;
    struct matrix_binary_traits {
        typedef matrix_binary&lt;typename E1::const_closure_type,
                               typename E2::const_closure_type, F&gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    // (m1 + m2) [i] [j] = m1 [i] [j] + m2 [i] [j]
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_binary_traits&lt;E1, E2, scalar_plus&lt;typename E1::value_type,
                                                       typename E2::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    operator + (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                 const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    // (m1 - m2) [i] [j] = m1 [i] [j] - m2 [i] [j]
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_binary_traits&lt;E1, E2, scalar_minus&lt;typename E1::value_type,
                                                        typename E2::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    operator - (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                 const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>operator +</code> computes the sum of two matrix
expressions. <code>operator -</code> computes the difference of two
matrix expressions.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>E1</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
<li><code>E2</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>e1 ().size1 () == e2 ().size1 ()</code></li>
<li><code>e1 ().size2 () == e2 ().size2 ()</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Quadratic depending from the size of the matrix expressions.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;double&gt; m1 (3, 3), m2 (3, 3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; std::min (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt; std::min (m1.size2 (), m2.size2 ()); ++ j)
            m1 (i, j) = m2 (i, j) = 3 * i + j;

    std::cout &lt;&lt; m1 + m2 &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; m1 - m2 &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
<h3>Scalar Matrix Operation Description</h3>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated classes <code>matrix_binary_scalar1&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt;</code> and <code>matrix_binary_scalar2&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt;</code> describe binary operations between a scalar and a
matrix.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E1/E2</code></td>
<td>The type of the scalar expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E2/E1</code></td>
<td>The type of the matrix expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>F</code></td>
<td>The type of the operation.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p><a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None, except for those imposed by the requirements of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_binary_scalar1&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt; &gt;</code> and
<code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_binary_scalar2&lt;E1, E2, F&gt;
&gt;</code> resp.</p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_binary_scalar1 (const expression1_type &amp;e1,
const expression2_type &amp;e2)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_binary_scalar1 (const expression1_type &amp;e1,
const expression2_type &amp;e2)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of rows.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of columns.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reference operator () (size_type i, size_type j)
const</code></td>
<td>Returns the value of the <code>j</code>-th element in the
<code>i</code>-th row.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 begin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 end1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 begin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 end2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rbegin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rend1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rbegin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rend2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Scalar Matrix Operations</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class T1, class E2, class F&gt;
    struct matrix_binary_scalar1_traits {
        typedef matrix_binary_scalar1&lt;scalar_const_reference&lt;T1&gt;,
                                      typename E2::const_closure_type, F&gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    // (t * m) [i] [j] = t * m [i] [j]
    template&lt;class T1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_binary_scalar1_traits&lt;T1, E2, scalar_multiplies&lt;T1, typename E2::value_type&gt; &gt;::result_type
    operator * (const T1 &amp;e1,
                 const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class E1, class T2, class F&gt;
    struct matrix_binary_scalar2_traits {
        typedef matrix_binary_scalar2&lt;typename E1::const_closure_type,
                                      scalar_const_reference&lt;T2&gt;, F&gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    // (m * t) [i] [j] = m [i] [j] * t
    template&lt;class E1, class T2&gt;
    typename matrix_binary_scalar2_traits&lt;E1, T2, scalar_multiplies&lt;typename E1::value_type, T2&gt; &gt;::result_type
    operator * (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                 const T2 &amp;e2);

    // (m / t) [i] [j] = m [i] [j] / t
    template&lt;class E1, class T2&gt;
    typename matrix_binary_scalar2_traits&lt;E1, T2, scalar_divides&lt;typename E1::value_type, T2&gt; &gt;::result_type
    operator / (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                 const T2 &amp;e2);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>operator *</code> computes the product of a scalar and a
matrix expression. <code>operator /</code> multiplies the matrix
with the reciprocal of the scalar.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>T1/T2</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#scalar_expression">Scalar Expression</a> .</li>
<li><code>E2/E1</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<p>None.</p>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Quadratic depending from the size of the matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;double&gt; m (3, 3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; m.size1 (); ++ i)
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt; m.size2 (); ++ j)
            m (i, j) = 3 * i + j;

    std::cout &lt;&lt; 2.0 * m &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; m * 2.0 &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
<h2><a name="matrix_vector_operations"></a>Matrix Vector Operations</h2>
<h3>Binary Operation Description</h3>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated classes <code>matrix_vector_binary1&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt;</code> and <code>matrix_vector_binary2&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt;</code> describe binary matrix vector operations.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E1</code></td>
<td>The type of the matrix or vector expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E2</code></td>
<td>The type of the vector or matrix expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>F</code></td>
<td>The type of the operation.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p><a href="expression_concept.html#vector_expression">Vector Expression</a>
.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None, except for those imposed by the requirements of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#vector_expression">Vector Expression</a> .</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>vector_expression&lt;matrix_vector_binary1&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt; &gt;</code> and
<code>vector_expression&lt;matrix_vector_binary2&lt;E1, E2, F&gt;
&gt;</code> resp.</p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_vector_binary1 (const expression1_type &amp;e1,
const expression2_type &amp;e2)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_vector_binary2 (const expression1_type &amp;e1,
const expression2_type &amp;e2)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the size of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reference operator () (size_type i)
const</code></td>
<td>Returns the value of the <code>i</code>-th element.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator begin () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator</code> pointing to the beginning
of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator end () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator rbegin () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator rend () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Binary Operations</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class T1, class E1, class T2, class E2&gt;
    struct matrix_vector_binary1_traits {
        typedef row_major_tag dispatch_category;
        typedef typename promote_traits&lt;T1, T2&gt;::promote_type promote_type;
        typedef matrix_vector_binary1&lt;typename E1::const_closure_type,
                                       typename E2::const_closure_type,
                                       matrix_vector_prod1&lt;T1, T2, promote_type&gt; &gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary1_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, E1,
                                           typename E2::value_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
           const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
          row_major_tag);

    // Dispatcher
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary1_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, E1,
                                           typename E2::value_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
           const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary1_traits&lt;typename type_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E1,
                                           typename type_traits&lt;typename E2::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prec_prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
               row_major_tag);

    // Dispatcher
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary1_traits&lt;typename type_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E1,
                                           typename type_traits&lt;typename E2::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prec_prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class V, class E1, class E2&gt;
    V
    prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
          const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class V, class E1, class E2&gt;
    V
    prec_prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
               const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class T1, class E1, class T2, class E2&gt;
    struct matrix_vector_binary2_traits {
        typedef column_major_tag dispatch_category;
        typedef typename promote_traits&lt;T1, T2&gt;::promote_type promote_type;
        typedef matrix_vector_binary2&lt;typename E1::const_closure_type,
                                       typename E2::const_closure_type,
                                       matrix_vector_prod2&lt;T1, T2, promote_type&gt; &gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
     };

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary2_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, E1,
                                           typename E2::value_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prod (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
           const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
          column_major_tag);

    // Dispatcher
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary2_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, E1,
                                           typename E2::value_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prod (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
           const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary2_traits&lt;typename type_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E1,
                                           typename type_traits&lt;typename E2::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prec_prod (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
               column_major_tag);

    // Dispatcher
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_binary2_traits&lt;typename type_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E1,
                                           typename type_traits&lt;typename E2::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prec_prod (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class V, class E1, class E2&gt;
    V
    prod (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
          const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class V, class E1, class E2&gt;
    V
    prec_prod (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
               const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>prod</code> computes the product of the matrix and the
vector expression. <code>prec_prod</code> computes the double
precision product of the matrix and the vector expression.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>E1</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> or
<a href="expression_concept.html#vector_expression">Vector Expression</a>
.</li>
<li><code>E2</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#vector_expression">Vector Expression</a> or
<a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>e1 ().size2 () == e2 ().size ()</code></li>
<li><code>e1 ().size () == e2 ().size1 ()</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Quadratic depending from the size of the matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;double&gt; m (3, 3);
    vector&lt;double&gt; v (3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; std::min (m.size1 (), v.size ()); ++ i) {
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt; m.size2 (); ++ j)
            m (i, j) = 3 * i + j;
        v (i) = i;
    }

    std::cout &lt;&lt; prod (m, v) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; prod (v, m) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
<h3>Triangular Solver</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    struct matrix_vector_solve_traits {
        typedef typename promote_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, typename E2::value_type&gt;::promote_type promote_type;
        typedef vector&lt;promote_type&gt; result_type;
    };

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                         E2 &amp;e2,
                        lower_tag,
                        vector_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                         E2 &amp;e2,
                        upper_tag,
                        vector_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                         E2 &amp;e2,
                        unit_lower_tag,
                        vector_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                         E2 &amp;e2,
                        unit_upper_tag,
                        vector_tag);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2, class C&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_solve_traits&lt;E1, E2&gt;::result_type
    solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
            const vector_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
           C);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (E1 &amp;e1,
                        const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
                         vector_tag,
                         lower_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (E1 &amp;e1,
                        const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
                         vector_tag,
                         upper_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (E1 &amp;e1,
                        const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
                         vector_tag,
                         unit_lower_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (E1 &amp;e1,
                        const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
                         vector_tag,
                         unit_upper_tag);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2, class C&gt;
    typename matrix_vector_solve_traits&lt;E1, E2&gt;::result_type
    solve (const vector_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
            const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
           C);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>solve</code> solves a linear equation for lower or upper
(unit) triangular matrices.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header triangular.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>E1</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> or
<a href="expression_concept.html#vector_expression">Vector Expression</a>
.</li>
<li><code>E2</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#vector_expression">Vector Expression</a> or
<a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>e1 ().size1 () == e1 ().size2 ()</code></li>
<li><code>e1 ().size2 () == e2 ().size ()</code></li>
<li><code>e1 ().size () == e2 ().size1 ()</code></li>
<li><code>e2 ().size1 () == e2 ().size2 ()</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Quadratic depending from the size of the matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/triangular.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;double&gt; m (3, 3);
    vector&lt;double&gt; v (3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; std::min (m.size1 (), v.size ()); ++ i) {
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt;= i; ++ j)
            m (i, j) = 3 * i + j + 1;
        v (i) = i;
    }

    std::cout &lt;&lt; solve (m, v, lower_tag ()) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
    std::cout &lt;&lt; solve (v, m, lower_tag ()) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
<h2><a name="matrix_matrix_operations"></a>Matrix Matrix Operations</h2>
<h3>Binary Operation Description</h3>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p>The templated class <code>matrix_matrix_binary&lt;E1, E2,
F&gt;</code> describes a binary matrix operation.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Template parameters</h4>
<table border="1" summary="parameters">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E1</code></td>
<td>The type of the first matrix expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>E2</code></td>
<td>The type of the second matrix expression.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>F</code></td>
<td>The type of the operation.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Model of</h4>
<p><a href="expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a>
.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<p>None, except for those imposed by the requirements of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</p>
<h4>Public base classes</h4>
<p><code>matrix_expression&lt;matrix_matrix_binary&lt;E1, E2, F&gt;
&gt;</code> .</p>
<h4>Members</h4>
<table border="1" summary="members">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Member</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>matrix_matrix_binary (const expression1_type &amp;e1,
const expression2_type &amp;e2)</code></td>
<td>Constructs a description of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of rows.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>size_type size2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns the number of columns.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reference operator () (size_type i, size_type j)
const</code></td>
<td>Returns the value of the <code>j</code>-th element in the
<code>i</code>-th row.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 begin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator1 end1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator1</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 begin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_iterator2 end2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_iterator2</code> pointing to the end of
the expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rbegin1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator1 rend1 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator1</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rbegin2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
beginning of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>const_reverse_iterator2 rend2 () const</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>const_reverse_iterator2</code> pointing to the
end of the reversed expression.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Binary Operations</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class T1, class E1, class T2, class E2&gt;
    struct matrix_matrix_binary_traits {
        typedef unknown_orientation_tag dispatch_category;
        typedef typename promote_traits&lt;T1, T2&gt;::promote_type promote_type;
        typedef matrix_matrix_binary&lt;typename E1::const_closure_type,
                                     typename E2::const_closure_type,
                                     matrix_matrix_prod&lt;T1, T2, promote_type&gt; &gt; expression_type;
        typedef expression_type result_type;
    };

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_matrix_binary_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, E1,
                                         typename E2::value_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
          const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
          unknown_orientation_tag);

    // Dispatcher
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_matrix_binary_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, E1,
                                         typename E2::value_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
          const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_matrix_binary_traits&lt;typename type_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E1,
                                         typename type_traits&lt;typename E2::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prec_prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
               const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
               unknown_orientation_tag);

    // Dispatcher
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    typename matrix_matrix_binary_traits&lt;typename type_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E1,
                                         typename type_traits&lt;typename E2::value_type&gt;::precision_type, E2&gt;::result_type
    prec_prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
               const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class M, class E1, class E2&gt;
    M
    prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
          const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);

    template&lt;class M, class E1, class E2&gt;
    M
    prec_prod (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
               const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>prod</code> computes the product of the matrix
expressions. <code>prec_prod</code> computes the double precision
product of the matrix expressions.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header matrix_expression.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>E1</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
<li><code>E2</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>e1 ().size2 () == e2 ().size1 ()</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Cubic depending from the size of the matrix expression.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;double&gt; m1 (3, 3), m2 (3, 3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; std::min (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt; std::min (m1.size2 (), m2.size2 ()); ++ j)
            m1 (i, j) = m2 (i, j) = 3 * i + j;

    std::cout &lt;&lt; prod (m1, m2) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
<h3>Triangular Solvers</h3>
<h4>Prototypes</h4>
<pre>
<code>template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    struct matrix_matrix_solve_traits {
        typedef typename promote_traits&lt;typename E1::value_type, typename E2::value_type&gt;::promote_type promote_type;
        typedef matrix&lt;promote_type&gt; result_type;
    };

    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                        E2 &amp;e2,
                        lower_tag,
                        matrix_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                        E2 &amp;e2,
                        upper_tag,
                        matrix_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                        E2 &amp;e2,
                        unit_lower_tag,
                        matrix_tag);
    template&lt;class E1, class E2&gt;
    void inplace_solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
                        E2 &amp;e2,
                        unit_upper_tag,
                        matrix_tag);

    template&lt;class E1, class E2, class C&gt;
    typename matrix_matrix_solve_traits&lt;E1, E2&gt;::result_type
    solve (const matrix_expression&lt;E1&gt; &amp;e1,
           const matrix_expression&lt;E2&gt; &amp;e2,
           C);</code>
</pre>
<h4>Description</h4>
<p><code>solve</code> solves a linear equation for lower or upper
(unit) triangular matrices.</p>
<h4>Definition</h4>
<p>Defined in the header triangular.hpp.</p>
<h4>Type requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>E1</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
<li><code>E2</code> is a model of <a href=
"expression_concept.html#matrix_expression">Matrix Expression</a> .</li>
</ul>
<h4>Preconditions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>e1 ().size1 () == e1 ().size2 ()</code></li>
<li><code>e1 ().size2 () == e2 ().size1 ()</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Complexity</h4>
<p>Cubic depending from the size of the matrix expressions.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/triangular.hpp&gt;
#include &lt;boost/numeric/ublas/io.hpp&gt;

int main () {
    using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
    matrix&lt;double&gt; m1 (3, 3), m2 (3, 3);
    for (unsigned i = 0; i &lt; std::min (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
        for (unsigned j = 0; j &lt;= i; ++ j)
            m1 (i, j) = m2 (i, j) = 3 * i + j + 1;

    std::cout &lt;&lt; solve (m1, m2, lower_tag ()) &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
</pre>
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   Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
   Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
   (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt
   or copy at <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">
      http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
   </a>).
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